SIU seizes documents at Lepelle Northern Water Board
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on Monday morning executed a search and seizure order at the Lepelle Northern Water Board in Polokwane.
According to the SIU"s Kaizer Kganyago, it relates to an investigation into a water project in Giyani.
"We've been asking the Lepelle Northern Water Board to give us documents and the documents were not forthcoming. We then went to court to get a court order to get what we want," says Kganyago.
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Kganyago explains that their investigation is looking into alleged corruption in the process of appointing sub-contractors in a multi-billion rand water scheme that was meant to provide water to the rural areas of Limpopo.
"We need to understand how this process went and if there was anything untoward in the process, says Kganayago, noting that this follows on a proclamation by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Last year, Ramaphsoa gave the go-ahead for soldiers to be deployed to the Vaal River System for 12 months following several incidents of vandalism and theft.
It was alleged that some of the pump stations in the Emfuleni Municipality, which includes Giayni, were involved in the pollution of water.
On Monday, Kganyago said they were seizing any and all documents related to their investigation at the Lepelle Northern Water Board.
"All our teams from all our sections are there. They are taking electronic information, they are taking paper documents, and we are going to analyse them and make sure we get to the bottom of this," he said.